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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
TALLY.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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TALLY,
a stick cut or notched so as to match another stick, used for keeping accounts;
an exact match. (F.,—L.)
M. E. taille, Chaucer, C. T. 572; whence taillen, verb, to score
on a tally, P. Plowman, B. v. 429.—F.
taille, 'a notch, nick, incision, notching, nicking;... also, a tally, or
score kept on a piece of wood;' Cot.—Lat.
talea, a slip of wood; see Tailor.
It is probable that the final -y in tall-y is due to the frequent
use of the F. pp. taillé, 'cut, nicked, notched,' as applied to the piece
of wood scored, in place of the sb. taille. The final -y in
lev-y,
jur-y, pun-y is likewise due to the F. pp. suffix. Der. tally, verb;
tally-shop. And see en-tail,
de-tail, tail-or.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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